NL2030117B1 - Electrostatic peripheral communication for touch-sensitive display - Google Patents

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NL2030117B1
NL2030117B1 NL2030117A NL2030117A NL2030117B1 NL 2030117 B1 NL2030117 B1 NL 2030117B1 NL 2030117 A NL2030117 A NL 2030117A NL 2030117 A NL2030117 A NL 2030117A NL 2030117 B1 NL2030117 B1 NL 2030117B1
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A touch-sensitive display device comprises: a first touch-sensitive input device comprising touch-sensitive display including a first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes, and a second touch-sensitive input device including a second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes. A peripheral device uplink controller is configured to receive a command to transmit outgoing computer data from the touch-sensitive display device to a separate peripheral device via an electrostatic uplink. The outgoing computer data is transmitted via the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes of the touch-sensitive display by driving the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes With an encoded electrostatic drive signal. The outgoing computer data is transmitted via the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes of the second touch-sensitive input device by driving the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes With the encoded electrostatic drive signal.

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ELECTROSTATIC PERIPHERAL COMMUNICATION FOR TOUCH-
SENSITIVE DISPLAY
BACKGROUND
[0001] Computing devices may be configured to electronically “pair” with one or more peripheral devices — e.g., accessories such as styluses, mice, and keyboards.
By pairing with a peripheral device, the computing device may establish a unidirectional or bidirectional communications channel over which the two devices can communicate.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0002] FIG. 1 schematically shows an example touch-sensitive display device and an example peripheral device.
[0003] FIG. 2 illustrates an example method for electrostatic communication with a peripheral device.
[0004] FIG. 3 schematically illustrates driving first and second pluralities of touch-sensing electrodes to transmit outgoing computer data.
[0005] FIG. 4 schematically depicts electrostatic communication between an example touch-sensitive display device and peripheral device.
[0006] FIG. 5 schematically shows an example computing system.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0007] As discussed above, electronic pairing of a computing device with a separate peripheral device may be used to establish a unidirectional or bidirectional 1 channel over which one device may send data to another. For example, a computing device that includes a touch-sensitive display may pair with a peripheral device taking the form of an active stylus. In this manner, the stylus may control operation of the computing device — for example, the stylus may include a physical button that, when actuated, causes the computing device to launch a corresponding application. Similarly, the stylus may provide touch or hover inputs to the touch-sensitive display — e.g., to interact with software interfaces or to draw lines or shapes — while the computing device controls haptic feedback functionality of the stylus. Notably, because the computing device and the stylus are paired, providing an input using the stylus (e.g., by actuating a physical button) will beneficially cause only the paired computing device to respond, and not any other nearby computing devices. This may help to reduce the risk that a user inadvertently uses a peripheral device (e.g., stylus) to control one or more unintended computing devices — e.g., computing devices belonging to other users.
[0008] In a common scenario, a user may use the same peripheral device (e.g., stylus) with multiple different host computing devices (e.g., touch-sensitive display devices) at different times. For example, the user may use a stylus with their own computer, a coworker’s computer, a shared office computer, etc. In various cases, the user may prefer to use substantially similar settings — e.g., relating to haptic feedback behavior, or a preferred color to be used with touch “ink” inputs — regardless of the host computing device that the user is interacting with. In other cases, the user may prefer to use different settings profiles depending on the current host computing device they are using. In any case, however, it is generally desirable to establish the pairing relationship as quickly as possible — e.g., to reduce the amount of time in which the user’s preferred settings are not applied, or to reduce the amount of time in which the user’s control inputs cause an unintended device to respond. 2
[0009] In some cases, pairing a computing device with a separate peripheral device may require manual effort on the part of the user — e.g., the user may be required to manually interact with physical or software-based connection settings of the computing device and/or peripheral device to establish a pairing. Even in cases where automatic pairing is possible, there will inherently be some amount of latency associated with pairing a computing device with a separate peripheral device, and such latency can be distracting or disruptive. In one example scenario, a user may use a peripheral device (e.g., an active stylus) to control a first computing device (e.g., a first laptop), then move the peripheral device to a second computing device (e.g., a second laptop belonging to a different user), intending to use their stylus to control the second laptop. While the second laptop may automatically pair with the user’s stylus, there may still be a noticeable latency period during which the stylus and second laptop are not paired, and thus the stylus for a time may not provide the correct haptic feedback, or not cause use of a desired inking color, as examples.
[0010] This latency can in some cases be related to the angle or position of the stylus (or other peripheral device) relative to the computing device (e.g., touch-sensitive display device) that it is pairing with. For example, pairing between a touch-sensitive display device and active stylus may in some cases be facilitated through electrostatic transmission of encoded computer data via excitation of a plurality of touch-sensing electrodes. However, the reception of this electrostatic transmission at the active stylus may be dependent on the current distance and/or orientation of the stylus relative to the touch-sensing electrodes of the touch-sensitive display device. If, for instance, a user moves their stylus toward a coworker’s laptop intending to interact with the laptop, the pairing latency between the laptop and stylus may be noticeably longer depending on the specific way in which the user is holding the stylus relative to the laptop’s display, 3 which influences how quickly the stylus detects an electrostatic signal transmitted by the laptop’s touch-sensing electrodes.
[0011] Accordingly, the present disclosure is directed to techniques for electrostatic communication between a touch-sensitive display device and peripheral device, in which outgoing computer data is transmitted electrostatically via two different sets of touch-sensing electrodes, corresponding to different touch-sensitive input devices of a larger computing device. For example, a touch-sensitive display device (e.g., laptop, tablet computer) may include a first touch-sensitive input device comprising a touch-sensitive display equipped with a first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes, and a second touch-sensitive input device (e.g., touch pad, fingerprint reader) equipped with a second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes, each of which are configured to detect and respond to proximity of input objects (e.g., human fingers, styluses). When both sets of touch-sensing electrodes are driven electrostatically to transmit outgoing computer data, the spatial area in which a separate peripheral device (such as a stylus) can detect the outgoing computer data may be expanded, and the overall strength of the electrostatic signal may be increased.
[0012] Furthermore, the techniques described herein may enable the touch- sensitive display device to electrostatically receive incoming data from a separate peripheral device at either or both of the first and second touch-sensitive input devices.
For example, a laptop computer may detect presence of an active stylus based on electrostatic conditions detected at the laptops touch pad, and apply settings corresponding to the detected stylus before the stylus is used to provide touch or hover input at the laptop’s touch-sensitive display. The techniques described herein may therefore enable faster pairing and generally more efficient data exchange between the touch-sensitive display device and the separate peripheral device. 4
[0013] FIG. 1 schematically shows an example touch-sensitive device 100, including a first touch-sensitive input device taking the form of a touch-sensitive display 102. Both the touch-sensitive display 102 and touch-sensitive display device 100 may have any suitable sizes and dimensions. In some examples, a touch-sensitive display device may include more than one distinct touch-sensitive display. For example, a touch-sensitive display device as described herein may refer to a device having two or more touch-sensitive displays in a foldable or static configuration, as well as single- display devices such as display device 100. Additionally, or alternatively, the techniques described herein may be applied to computing devices that lack touch- sensitive displays, but rather include or interface with two or more touch-sensitive input devices that do not display visual content.
[0014] In general, the techniques described herein may be implemented by any suitable device, having any suitable form factor and including any suitable combination of computer hardware. As non-limiting examples, the techniques described herein may be implemented by desktop computers, laptops, smartphones, tablets, mixed reality devices, fitness devices (e.g., smartwatches), media center devices, automotive computing devices, etc. In some cases, the techniques described herein may be implemented by computing system 500 described below with respect to FIG. 5.
[0015] In FIG. 1, touch-sensitive display device 100 also includes a second touch-sensitive input device 104. In some examples, touch-sensitive input device 104 may be another touch-sensitive display. In other examples, however, touch-sensitive input device 104 may lack display pixels and/or other image forming components. For example, touch-sensitive input device 104 may be implemented as a “touch pad,” although may generally be implemented as any suitable device or mechanism that uses a plurality of touch-sensing electrodes to electrostatically detect presence of nearby 5 input objects — e.g., human fingers or styluses. In general, a touch-sensitive display device may have any suitable number and variety of different touch-sensitive input regions, any or all of which may be touch-sensitive displays.
[0016] It will be understood that the devices and components depicted in FIG. 1 are simplified and schematic in nature. In practical examples, touch-sensitive display devices and separate peripheral devices may include additional or alternative components to those described herein, may have any suitable shapes, sizes, and form factors, and may have any suitable capabilities.
[0017] In the example of FIG. 1, a human user (not shown) 1s using an active stylus 106 to control touch-sensitive display device 100. Active stylus 106 may provide input to the touch-sensitive display device in various suitable ways — e.g., by directly contacting a surface of touch-sensitive display 102, by hovering proximate to the surface of the touch-sensitive display, by touching and/or hovering near touch-sensitive input device 104, by transmitting data reported by a mechanism on the stylus (e.g., a button, switch, pressure sensor, touch-sensitive input region), etc.
[0018] Active stylus 106 is one example of a “separate peripheral device” that may exchange data with a touch-sensitive display device, as discussed herein. It will be understood, however, that active stylus 106 is a non-limiting example, and that a peripheral device as described herein need not take the form of a stylus. Rather, peripheral devices may include, as non-limiting examples: styluses, computer mice, keyboards, media playback devices (e.g., speakers, headphones), media capture devices (e.g., cameras, microphones), control devices (e.g., remote controls, video game controllers, control dials), sensors, and IoT (Internet of Things) devices. It will be understood that a touch-sensitive display device may be used with any number and variety of different peripheral devices, each of which may be configured to control or 6 interact with the touch-sensitive display device in any number of different suitable ways.
[0019] Touch-sensitive display 102 includes a first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes 108. Similarly, touch-sensitive input device 104 includes a second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes 110. Each of these separate pluralities of touch-sensing electrodes may be configured to detect proximity of nearby input objects. Input objects may include, as examples, human fingers, passive styluses, active styluses, and other suitable electronic devices or non-electronic objects. For example, the touch-sensing electrodes may detect a change in capacitance caused by proximity of an input object to the plurality of electrodes. By monitoring electrical conditions at the plurality of touch-sensing electrodes, the touch-sensitive display device may determine the two- dimensional position of the touch input relative to the surface of the display or the surface of the different touch-sensitive input device. Each of touch-sensing electrodes 108 and touch-sensing electrodes 110 are represented by circles with dashed borders to indicate that the electrodes would not ordinarily be visible from the illustrated perspective.
[0020] Furthermore, as discussed above, each set of touch-sensing electrodes may be used to facilitate quicker and more efficient data communication (e.g., relating to device pairing) between a touch-sensitive display device and a separate peripheral device. FIG. 2 illustrates an example method 200 for electrostatic communication between a touch-sensitive display device (e.g., device 100) and a separate peripheral device (e.g., active stylus 106). Method 200 may be implemented by any suitable computing system of one or more computing devices. Any computing device(s) that implements method 200 may have any suitable capabilities, hardware configuration, 7 and form factor. In some cases, method 200 may be implemented by computing system 500 described below with respect to FIG. 5.
[0021] More particularly, method 200 is generally described as being performed by a peripheral device uplink controller of a touch-sensitive display device.
The peripheral device uplink controller is generally configured to coordinate and control electrostatic exchange of data between the touch-sensitive display device and one or more separate peripheral devices. As used herein, an “uplink” signal refers to transmission of data from a computing device (e.g., a touch-sensitive display device) to a separate peripheral device (e.g., an active stylus). A peripheral device uplink controller may be implemented as any suitable combination of one or more computer processers, integrated circuits, and/or other computer logic components. In some examples, a peripheral device uplink controller may be implemented as logic subsystem 502 described below with respect to FIG. 5.
[0022] At 202, method 200 includes receiving a command to transmit outgoing computer data from a touch-sensitive display device to a separate peripheral device via an electrostatic uplink. Use of an electrostatic uplink as discussed herein may beneficially enable faster pairing and exchange of data between the touch-sensitive display device and separate peripheral device as compared to radio-frequency (RF) wireless communication, although suitable RF wireless communication techniques may in some cases be used in addition to electrostatic uplink. As one non-limiting example, the outgoing computer data transmitted to the separate peripheral device may specify an identifier of the touch-sensitive display device — e.g., a media access control (MAC) address of the touch-sensitive display device. This may, for instance, facilitate initial pairing between the touch-sensitive display device and separate peripheral device. As another non-limiting example, the outgoing data transmitted to the separate peripheral 8 device may specify haptic information useable for controlling haptic behavior of the separate peripheral device. For instance, the separate peripheral device may take the form of an active stylus that provides haptic feedback to a user holding the stylus as the stylus is used to provide input to the touch-sensitive display device. This may, for example, simulate the tactile of writing on physical paper using a pencil, when the user is actually writing on a computer display using a stylus. To this end, the touch-sensitive display device may control any or all haptic functions of the separate peripheral device —e.g., specifying a haptic frequency and/or intensity depending on a current context of the touch-sensitive display device.
[0023] In general, however, it will be understood that the outgoing computer data transmitted to the separate peripheral device may include any suitable information and take any suitable form, depending on the implementation. The techniques described herein may beneficially be used regardless of the specific type of computer data exchanged between the touch-sensitive display device and the one or more separate peripheral devices. Furthermore, the peripheral device uplink controller may receive a command to transmit the outgoing computer data at any suitable time and for any suitable reason. For example, the peripheral device uplink controller may transmit outgoing computer data when the touch-sensitive display device powers on, wakes from a sleep state, launches an application that interfaces with a peripheral device, detects proximity of a peripheral device in any suitable way, receives a request from a user to initiate pairing with a peripheral device, etc. Additionally, or alternatively, the touch- sensitive display device may repeatedly transmit outgoing computer data at fixed or variable intervals — e.g, after the touch-sensitive display device and separate peripheral device have been paired, the touch-sensitive display device may repeatedly transmit dynamically updating data to the peripheral device. Any suitable fixed or variable time 9 intervals may be used — e.g., outgoing computer data may be transmitted with a frequency of 10 Hz, 30 Hz, 60 Hz, etc.
[0024] Continuing with method 200, at 204, the method includes transmitting the outgoing computer data via the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes of the touch-sensitive display, by driving the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes with an encoded electrostatic drive signal. In other words, the drive signal applied to the touch-sensing electrodes may include pulses and/or waveforms that express the information to be communicated from the touch-sensitive display device to the separate peripheral device. At 206, method 200 includes transmitting the outgoing computer data via the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes of the second touch-sensitive input device, by driving the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes with the encoded electrostatic drive signal. Notably, this may be substantially the same encoded electrostatic drive signal, beneficially allowing both the first and second touch-sensitive input devices to transmit the same information to the separate peripheral device, potentially increasing the range at which the signal is detectable.
[0025] This is schematically illustrated with respect to FIG. 3. Specifically,
FIG. 3 shows another schematic representation of touch-sensitive display device 100, including touch-sensitive display 102 and touch-sensitive input device 104. As shown, touch-sensitive display 102 includes a first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes 108, while different touch-sensitive input device 104 includes a second plurality of touch- sensing electrodes 110. Touch-sensitive display device 100 also includes a peripheral device uplink controller 300, configured to coordinate and control exchange of data between the touch-sensitive display device and one or more separate peripheral devices, such as active stylus 106. As discussed above, the peripheral device uplink controller 10 may be implemented via any suitable combination of one or more computer logic components, such as logic subsystem 502 described below with respect to FIG. 5.
[0026] The peripheral device uplink controller drives each of the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes and the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes with an encoded electrostatic drive signal. In other words, each individual touch-sensing electrodes is driven with an encoded electrical signal that affects electrical conditions in the local vicinity of the touch-sensing electrode. It will be understood that driving a “plurality” of touch-sensing electrodes need not include driving every touch-sensing electrode of a touch-sensitive display and or different touch-sensitive input device.
Rather, in some cases, the first and/or second pluralities of touch-sensing electrodes may include fewer than all of the touch-sensing electrodes of the touch-sensitive display and/or touch-sensitive input device.
[0027] A change in electrical conditions caused by driving the first and/or second pluralities of touch-sensing electrodes may be detectable by other electronic devices in the vicinity of the touch-sensing electrodes. For instance, active stylus 106 may include one or more stylus electrodes that are sensitive to the changes in electrical conditions caused by the touch-sensitive display device driving touch-sensing electrodes with an encoded electrostatic drive signal. This beneficially enables the active stylus to receive and decode the information transmitted by the touch-sensitive display device, without relying on potentially slower RF wireless communication approaches. For instance, the active stylus (or other peripheral device) may then interpret the detected changes in electrical conditions to decode the outgoing computer data transmitted by the touch-sensitive display device. It will be understood that this description of electrostatic communication is deliberately simplified for the sake of explanation, and that touch-sensing electrodes may be used to transmit outgoing data 11 to a separate peripheral device in any suitable way without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
[0028] This is also schematically illustrated with respect to FIG. 3. As shown, peripheral device uplink controller 300 drives the first and second pluralities of touch- sensing electrodes to transmit outgoing computer data 302 toward active stylus 106.
The active stylus includes a stylus controller 304, which may be configured to detect changes in local electrical conditions influenced by the electrostatic drive signal applied to touch-sensing electrodes 108 and 110. The stylus controller may then decode the outgoing computer data and respond in any suitable way — e.g., by providing haptic feedback in a manner specified by the touch-sensitive display device. It will be understood that stylus controller 304 may be implemented via any suitable combination of computer logic components. In some examples, stylus controller 304 may be implemented as logic subsystem 502 described below with respect to FIG. 5.
[0029] In some cases, both sets of touch-sensing electrodes may be driven concurrently. In other words, two or more different pluralities of touch-sensing electrodes corresponding to two or more different touch-sensitive input devices may simultaneously be driven with the same electrostatic drive signal for at least some length of time. Notably, this does not require that the two or more different pluralities of touch-sensing electrodes be driven with the encoded electrostatic drive signal starting at the same time, or ending at the same time — e.g., driving of the two or more different pluralities of electrodes may be concurrent even if the electrostatic drive signal is applied to one set of electrodes before another.
[0030] As discussed above, driving two or more different pluralities of touch- sensing electrodes with the same encoded electrostatic drive signal, corresponding to two or more different touch-sensitive input devices, may increase the effective area in 12 which a peripheral device can detect the drive signal and thereby receive the encoded data. This is schematically illustrated with respect to FIG. 4, which shows a side profile of computing device 100. Touch-sensing electrodes corresponding to touch-sensitive display 102 and touch-sensitive input device 104 are being driven with an electrostatic drive signal, which 1s detectable in the local vicinity of touch-sensitive display device 100, and graphically represented in FIG. 4 by several dashed arrows 400 extending away from the touch-sensitive display device.
[0031] It will be understood that the angles and lengths used by the dashed arrows representing the encoded electrostatic drive signal in FIG. 4 are arbitrary and intended only for the sake of illustration. In practice, the encoded electrostatic drive signal may be detectable in a three-dimensional region of space in the vicinity of the touch-sensitive display device. The specific size and shape of the region in which the drive signal is detectable, and the strength of the signal at any particular distance relative to the touch-sensing electrodes, will vary depending on the implementation — e.g., the arrangement and capabilities of the touch-sensing electrodes driven with the encoded signal.
[0032] In FIG. 4, active stylus 106 is shown at a position near the touch- sensitive display device. For example, the active stylus may be held by a human user (not shown) who is bringing the stylus into proximity with the touch-sensitive display device with the intention of controlling the display device using the stylus. In the illustrated example, the active stylus is not yet near enough to the touch-sensitive display 102 to detect the electrostatic drive signal emitted by touch-sensing electrodes corresponding to the display panel. However, the stylus is near enough to touch- sensitive input device 104 to detect the electrostatic drive signal emitted by the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes 110, corresponding to input device 104. Thus, the 13 active stylus may receive outgoing computer data transmitted by the touch-sensitive display device more quickly than would be the case if only the touch-sensing electrodes of the display were driven with the electrostatic drive signal. This may enable faster pairing between the stylus and touch-sensitive display device, and/or enable faster and more efficient data communication between the two devices in general.
[0033] The present disclosure has thus far primarily focused on communication between a touch-sensitive display device and a single peripheral device —e.g., an active stylus. However, it will be understood that the techniques described herein may be applied in any scenario where a computing device electrostatically communicates with one or more separate peripheral devices. For example, a touch-sensitive display device may transmit outgoing data to two or more separate styluses at once — e.g, corresponding to different users who are interacting with the touch-sensitive display device at the same time.
[0034] Furthermore, the present disclosure has primarily focused only on communication between a touch-sensitive display device and separate peripheral device via driving of touch-sensing electrodes with an encoded electrostatic drive signal. It will be understood, however, that a computing device and peripheral device may communicate using any suitable number and variety of different communications channels in addition to, or instead of, electrostatic communication as described herein.
For example, in FIG. 4, computing device 100 and active stylus 106 may additionally communicate over a suitable radio-frequency communications channel — e.g., via
Bluetooth®, near-field communication, or Wi-Fi®.
[0035] Furthermore, the present disclosure has thus far focused primarily on transmission of outgoing data from a computing device to a separate peripheral device.
Additionally, or alternatively, the computing device may receive incoming data 14 transmitted by one or more separate peripheral devices. For instance, a touch-sensitive display device (e.g., device 100) that transmits outgoing data to a separate peripheral device (e.g., active stylus 106) may additionally receive an electrostatic downlink signal from the separate peripheral device, by detecting changes in electrical conditions at either or both of the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes and the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes.
[0036] This is also schematically illustrated with respect to FIG. 3. Specifically, as shown, touch-sensitive display device 100 receives a set of incoming data 306 from active stylus 106. In other words, the techniques described herein may beneficially enable a separate peripheral device (such as an active stylus) to transmit information to the touch-sensitive display device, and this information may be detected at either or both of the first and second touch-sensitive input devices, effectively increasing the range at which the information can be received by the touch-sensitive display device.
For instance, stylus controller 304 may encode the set of incoming data as an electrostatic drive signal used to drive one or more stylus electrodes of the active stylus.
This may be referred to as a “downlink” signal, as data is communicated from the peripheral device to the touch-sensitive display device. Changes in electrical conditions caused by the stylus’s electrostatic downlink signal may be detected at either or both of touch-sensing electrodes 108 and touch-sensing electrodes 110. The touch-sensitive display device (e.g., peripheral device uplink controller 300) may then decode the electrostatic downlink signal as a set of incoming data (e.g., incoming data 306) from the separate peripheral device.
[0037] Notably, the electrostatic downlink signal may be detected at either or both of the first and second pluralities of touch-sensing electrodes. This may enable the touch-sensitive display device to detect incoming data from the peripheral device more 15 quickly, and/or from a greater distance, than would be the case if only the touch-sensing electrodes corresponding to the display panel were used for detecting electrostatic downlink signals.
[0038] For instance, returning to FIG. 4, a human user is moving active stylus 106 toward touch-sensitive display device 100. As the touch-sensitive display device is emitting an uplink signal toward the active stylus, the active stylus may also transmit a downlink signal. The downlink signal may in some cases be detected at touch-sensitive input device 104 prior to being detected at touch-sensitive display 102, depending on the position and/or orientation of the stylus relative to the touch-sensitive display device. Regardless, data received from the stylus at the touch-sensitive input device may be used to control behavior of the touch-sensitive display device (e.g., to initiate pairing) before the downlink signal from the stylus is detected at the display panel itself.
Thus, for instance, a laptop computer may apply a user’s desired ink color and haptic feedback settings specified by a downlink signal emitted by the user’s stylus and detected at the laptop’s touch pad, and this may serve to reduce or eliminate any noticeable latency interval prior to the user’s desired settings being applied.
[0039] Furthermore, the incoming data received at the touch-sensitive display device from the separate peripheral device may influence the outgoing data transmitted by the display device to the peripheral. For instance, the initial outgoing data transmitted by the touch-sensitive display device may be useable for establishing a pairing between the display device and a separate peripheral. After receiving incoming data from the peripheral device (e.g., a pairing acknowledgement), the touch-sensitive display device may dynamically change the outgoing data transmitted by the touch- sensing electrodes. In other words, the touch-sensitive display device may be further configured to, based at least in part on the set of incoming data from the separate 16 peripheral device, change the encoded electrostatic signal used to drive the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes and the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes to transmit different outgoing computer data to the separate peripheral device. In other words, the touch-sensitive display device may beneficially respond to the information received from the separate peripheral device regardless of the touch- sensitive input device at which the information was received. In other words, the touch- sensitive display device may change the encoded electrostatic signal used to drive both pluralities of touch-sensing electrodes, regardless of the touch-sensing electrodes at which the incoming data was initially received. For instance, a touch-sensitive display may respond to proximity of an active stylus before any signals emitted by the stylus are detected at the display —e.g., because the stylus has already been detected at a touch pad.
[0040] As with the outgoing data transmitted by the touch-sensitive display device, the incoming data received from the separate peripheral device may take any suitable form. As one non-limiting example, the incoming data may include an identifier of the separate peripheral device — e.g., a unique device identifier useable for establishing a pairing between the peripheral device and the touch-sensitive display device. Additionally, or alternatively, the incoming data may specify preferences information for a user of the separate peripheral device (e.g., a user ID, haptic feedback preferences, ink color preferences), and/or the incoming data may specify timing information for coordinating future exchange of data between the touch-sensitive display device and the separate peripheral device (e.g., a frequency at which data will be transmitted). This may beneficially enable the touch-sensitive display device and the separate peripheral device to coordinate more efficient exchange of data going forward 17
—e.g., in terms of synchronizing the timing frames and/or sub-frames at which different types of data are transmitted.
[0041] Furthermore, it will be understood that the incoming data received by the touch-sensitive display device may vary depending on the type of peripheral device in use. For example, when the separate peripheral device 1s an active stylus, the incoming data may specify one or both of a tilt angle and a twist angle of the active stylus. Additionally, or alternatively, the incoming data may specify a measured pressure between a tip of the active stylus and a surface of the touch-sensitive display.
This may, for instance, beneficially enable the touch-sensitive display device to respond differently to proximity of the active stylus depending on the posture (e.g., tilt, twist) and/or pressure of the active stylus relative to the touch-sensitive display. As a non- limiting example, the size or color of graphical “ink” rendered by the touch-sensitive display device may change depending on the tilt, twist, and/or pressure of the active stylus.
[0042] The present disclosure has thus far focused on receiving incoming data from only a single separate peripheral device. It will be understood, however, that a touch-sensitive display device may exchange data with any suitable number of separate peripheral devices, individually or simultaneously. In other words, the touch-sensitive display device may, for example, receive a second electrostatic downlink signal from a second peripheral device by detecting changes in electrical conditions at either or both of the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes and the second plurality of touch- sensing electrodes.
[0043] The methods and processes described herein may be tied to a computing system of one or more computing devices. In particular, such methods and processes may be implemented as an executable computer-application program, a network- 18 accessible computing service, an application-programming interface (API), a library, or a combination of the above and/or other compute resources.
[0044] FIG. 5 schematically shows a simplified representation of a computing system 500 configured to provide any to all of the compute functionality described herein. Computing system 500 may take the form of one or more personal computers, network-accessible server computers, tablet computers, home-entertainment computers, gaming devices, mobile computing devices, mobile communication devices (e.g., smart phone), virtual/augmented/mixed reality computing devices, wearable computing devices, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, embedded computing devices, and/or other computing devices.
[0045] Computing system 500 includes a logic subsystem 502 and a storage subsystem 504. Computing system 500 may optionally include a display subsystem 506, input subsystem 508, communication subsystem 510, and/or other subsystems not shown in FIG. 5.
[0046] Logic subsystem 502 includes one or more physical devices configured to execute Instructions. For example, the logic subsystem may be configured to execute instructions that are part of one or more applications, services, or other logical constructs. The logic subsystem may include one or more hardware processors configured to execute software instructions. Additionally, or alternatively, the logic subsystem may include one or more hardware or firmware devices configured to execute hardware or firmware instructions. Processors of the logic subsystem may be single-core or multi-core, and the instructions executed thereon may be configured for sequential, parallel, and/or distributed processing. Individual components of the logic subsystem optionally may be distributed among two or more separate devices, which may be remotely located and/or configured for coordinated processing. Aspects of the 19 logic subsystem may be virtualized and executed by remotely-accessible, networked computing devices configured in a cloud-computing configuration.
[0047] Storage subsystem 504 includes one or more physical devices configured to temporarily and/or permanently hold computer information such as data and instructions executable by the logic subsystem. When the storage subsystem includes two or more devices, the devices may be collocated and/or remotely located.
Storage subsystem 504 may include volatile, nonvolatile, dynamic, static, read/write, read-only, random-access, sequential-access, location-addressable, file-addressable, and/or content-addressable devices. Storage subsystem 504 may include removable and/or built-in devices. When the logic subsystem executes instructions, the state of storage subsystem 504 may be transformed — e.g., to hold different data.
[0048] Aspects of logic subsystem 502 and storage subsystem 504 may be integrated together into one or more hardware-logic components. Such hardware-logic components may include program- and application-specific integrated circuits (PASIC / ASICs), program- and application-specific standard products (PSSP / ASSPs), system- on-a-chip (SOC), and complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), for example.
[0049] The logic subsystem and the storage subsystem may cooperate to instantiate one or more logic machines. As used herein, the term “machine” is used to collectively refer to the combination of hardware, firmware, software, instructions, and/or any other components cooperating to provide computer functionality. In other words, “machines” are never abstract ideas and always have a tangible form. A machine may be instantiated by a single computing device, or a machine may include two or more sub-components instantiated by two or more different computing devices. In some implementations a machine includes a local component (e.g., software application executed by a computer processor) cooperating with a remote component (e.g., cloud 20 computing service provided by a network of server computers). The software and/or other instructions that give a particular machine its functionality may optionally be saved as one or more unexecuted modules on one or more suitable storage devices.
[0050] When included, display subsystem 506 may be used to present a visual representation of data held by storage subsystem 504. This visual representation may take the form of a graphical user interface (GUI). Display subsystem 506 may include one or more display devices utilizing virtually any type of technology. In some implementations, display subsystem may include one or more virtual-, augmented-, or mixed reality displays.
[0051] When included, input subsystem 508 may comprise or interface with one or more input devices. An input device may include a sensor device or a user input device. Examples of user input devices include a keyboard, mouse, touch screen, or game controller. In some embodiments, the input subsystem may comprise or interface with selected natural user input (NUI) componentry. Such componentry may be integrated or peripheral, and the transduction and/or processing of input actions may be handled on- or off-board. Example NUI componentry may include a microphone for speech and/or voice recognition; an infrared, color, stereoscopic, and/or depth camera for machine vision and/or gesture recognition; a head tracker, eye tracker, accelerometer, and/or gyroscope for motion detection and/or intent recognition.
[0052] When included, communication subsystem 510 may be configured to communicatively couple computing system 500 with one or more other computing devices. Communication subsystem 510 may include wired and/or wireless communication devices compatible with one or more different communication protocols. The communication subsystem may be configured for communication via personal-, local- and/or wide-area networks. 21
[0053] This disclosure is presented by way of example and with reference to the associated drawing figures. Components, process steps, and other elements that may be substantially the same in one or more of the figures are identified coordinately and are described with minimal repetition. It will be noted, however, that elements identified coordinately may also differ to some degree. It will be further noted that some figures may be schematic and not drawn to scale. The various drawing scales, aspect ratios, and numbers of components shown in the figures may be purposely distorted to make certain features or relationships easier to see.
[0054] In an example, a touch-sensitive display device comprises: a first touch- sensitive input device comprising a touch-sensitive display including a first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes; a second touch-sensitive input device including a second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes; and a peripheral device uplink controller configured to: receive a command to transmit outgoing computer data from the touch- sensitive display device to a separate peripheral device via an electrostatic uplink; transmit the outgoing computer data via the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes of the touch-sensitive display by driving the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes with an encoded electrostatic drive signal; and transmit the outgoing computer data via the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes of the second touch-sensitive input device by driving the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes with the encoded electrostatic drive signal. In this example or any other example, the peripheral device uplink controller is further configured to receive an electrostatic downlink signal from the separate peripheral device by detecting changes in electrical conditions at either or both of the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes and the second plurality of touch- sensing electrodes. In this example or any other example, the touch-sensitive display device is configured to decode the electrostatic downlink signal as a set of incoming 22 data from the separate peripheral device.
In this example or any other example, the touch-sensitive display device is further configured to, based at least in part on the set of incoming data from the separate peripheral device, change the encoded electrostatic signal used to drive the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes and the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes to transmit different outgoing computer data to the separate peripheral device.
In this example or any other example, the incoming data includes an identifier of the separate peripheral device.
In this example or any other example, the separate peripheral device is an active stylus, and the incoming data specifies one or both of a tilt angle and a twist angle of the active stylus.
In this example or any other example, the separate peripheral device is an active stylus, and the incoming data specifies a measured pressure between a tip of the active stylus and a surface of the touch-sensitive display.
In this example or any other example, the incoming data specifies preferences information for a user of the separate peripheral device.
In this example or any other example, the incoming data specifies timing information for coordinating future exchange of data between the touch-sensitive display device and the separate peripheral device.
In this example or any other example,
the peripheral device uplink controller is further configured to receive a second electrostatic downlink signal from a second peripheral device by detecting changes in electrical conditions at either or both of the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes and the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes.
In this example or any other example, the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes are driven with the encoded electrostatic drive signal concurrently with the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes.
In this example or any other example, the outgoing computer data transmitted to the separate peripheral device specifies an identifier of the touch-
sensitive display device.
In this example or any other example, the outgoing data
23 transmitted to the separate peripheral device specifies haptic information useable for controlling haptic behavior of the separate peripheral device. In this example or any other example, the second touch-sensitive input device comprises a touch pad.
[0055] In an example, a method for electrostatic data communication comprises: at a peripheral device uplink controller of a touch sensitive display device, receiving a command to transmit outgoing computer data from the touch-sensitive display device to a separate peripheral device via an electrostatic uplink; at a first plurality of touch-sensitive electrodes corresponding to a first touch-sensitive input device comprising a touch-sensitive display of the touch-sensitive display device, transmitting the outgoing computer data by driving the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes with an encoded electrostatic drive signal; and at a second plurality of touch- sensing electrodes corresponding to a second touch-sensitive input device of the touch- sensitive display device, transmitting the outgoing computer data by driving the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes with the encoded electrostatic drive signal. In this example or any other example, the method further comprises receiving an electrostatic downlink signal from the separate peripheral device by detecting changes in electrical conditions at either or both of the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes and the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes. In this example or any other example, the method further comprises decoding the electrostatic downlink signal as a set of incoming data from the separate peripheral device, and based at least in part on the set of incoming data, changing the encoded electrostatic signal used to drive the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes and the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes to transmit different outgoing computer data to the separate peripheral device. In this example or any other example, the separate peripheral device is an active stylus, and the incoming data specifies one or both of a tilt angle and a twist angle of 24 the active stylus. In this example or any other example, the outgoing data transmitted to the separate peripheral device specifies haptic information useable for controlling haptic behavior of the separate peripheral device.
[0056] In an example, a touch-sensitive display device comprises: a touch- sensitive display including a first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes; a touch pad including a second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes; and a stylus uplink controller configured to: receive a command to transmit outgoing computer data from the touch- sensitive display device to a separate active stylus via an electrostatic uplink; transmit the outgoing computer data via the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes of the touch-sensitive display by driving the first plurality of touch-sensing electrodes with an encoded electrostatic drive signal, and concurrently transmit the outgoing computer data via the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes of the touch pad by driving the second plurality of touch-sensing electrodes with the encoded electrostatic drive signal.
[0057] It will be understood that the configurations and/or approaches described herein are exemplary in nature, and that these specific embodiments or examples are not to be considered in a limiting sense, because numerous variations are possible. The specific routines or methods described herein may represent one or more of any number of processing strategies. As such, various acts illustrated and/or described may be performed in the sequence illustrated and/or described, in other sequences, in parallel, or omitted. Likewise, the order of the above-described processes may be changed.
[0058] The subject matter of the present disclosure includes all novel and non- obvious combinations and sub-combinations of the various processes, systems and configurations, and other features, functions, acts, and/or properties disclosed herein, as well as any and all equivalents thereof. 25

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CONCLUSIES:CONCLUSIONS: 1. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting, omvattend: een eerste aanraakgevoelige invoereenheid omvattend een aanraakgevoelig display voorzien van een eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden; een tweede aanraakgevoelige invoereenheid voorzien van een tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden; en een randapparaat-uplinkregelaar die geconfigureerd is voor: het ontvangen van een commando om uitgaande computergegevens te verzenden van de aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting naar een afzonderlijk randapparaat via een elektrostatische uplink; het verzenden van de uitgaande computergegevens via de eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden van het aanraakgevoelige display door het aandrijven van de eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden met een gecodeerd elektrostatisch aandrijfsignaal; en het verzenden van de uitgaande computergegevens via de tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden van de tweede aanraakgevoelige invoereenheid door de tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden met het gecodeerde elektrostatische aandrijfsignaal.A touch-sensitive display device, comprising: a first touch-sensitive input unit comprising a touch-sensitive display having a first plurality of touch-sensitive electrodes; a second touch-sensitive input unit provided with a second plurality of touch-sensitive electrodes; and a peripheral uplink controller configured to: receive a command to transmit outgoing computer data from the touch-sensitive display device to a separate peripheral over an electrostatic uplink; transmitting the computer output data through the first plurality of touch sensitive electrodes of the touch sensitive display by driving the first plurality of touch sensitive electrodes with an encoded electrostatic drive signal; and transmitting the output computer data through the second plurality of touch sensitive electrodes from the second touch sensitive input unit through the second plurality of touch sensitive electrodes with the coded electrostatic drive signal. 2. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens conclusie 1, waarbij de randapparaat- uplinkregelaar verder geconfigureerd is voor het ontvangen van een elektrostatisch downlinksignaal uit het afzonderlijke randapparaat door veranderingen te detecteren in elektrische omstandigheden bij een of beide van de eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden en de tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden.The touch sensitive display device of claim 1, wherein the peripheral uplink controller is further configured to receive an electrostatic downlink signal from the separate peripheral device by detecting changes in electrical conditions at one or both of the first plurality of touch sensitive electrodes and the second plurality of touch sensitive electrodes. plurality of touch sensitive electrodes. 3. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens conclusie 2, waarbij de aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting geconfigureerd is voor het decoderen van het elektrostatische downlinksignaal als een set inkomende gegevens uit het afzonderlijke randapparaat.The touch-sensitive display device of claim 2, wherein the touch-sensitive display device is configured to decode the electrostatic downlink signal as a set of input data from the separate peripheral device. 4. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens conclusie 3, waarbij de aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting verder geconfigureerd is voor, ten minste gedeeltelijk op basis van de set inkomende gegevens uit het afzonderlijke randapparaat, het veranderen van het gecodeerde elektrostatische signaal dat gebruikt wordt voor het aandrijven van de eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden en de tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden om verschillende uitgaande computergegevens te verzenden naar het afzonderlijke randapparaat.The touch-sensitive display device of claim 3, wherein the touch-sensitive display device is further configured, based at least in part on the set of input data from the separate peripheral device, to alter the encoded electrostatic signal used to drive a the first plurality of touch sensitive electrodes and the second plurality of touch sensitive electrodes to transmit different output computer data to the separate peripheral device. 5. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens conclusie 3 of 4, waarbij de inkomende gegevens voorzien zijn van een identificator van het afzonderlijke randapparaat.A touch-sensitive display device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the input data includes an identifier of the individual peripheral device. 6. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens een van de conclusies 3 tot en met 5, waarbij het afzonderlijke randapparaat een actieve stylus is, en de inkomende gegevens een of beide specificeert van een kantelhoek en een draaihoek van de actieve stylus.The touch sensitive display device of any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the separate peripheral device is an active stylus, and the input data specifies one or both of a tilt angle and a rotation angle of the active stylus. 7. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens een van de conclusies 3 tot en met 5, waarbij het afzonderlijke randapparaat een actieve stylus is, en de inkomende gegevens een gemeten druk specificeren tussen een uiteinde van de actieve stylus en een oppervlak van het aanraakgevoelige display.The touch-sensitive display device of any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the separate peripheral device is an active stylus, and the input data specifies a measured pressure between an end of the active stylus and a surface of the touch-sensitive display. 8. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens een van de conclusies 3 tot en met 7, waarbij de inkomende gegevens informatie specificeren voor een gebruiker van het afzonderlijke randapparaat.The touch-sensitive display device of any one of claims 3 to 7, wherein the input data specifies information for a user of the separate peripheral device. Sg. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens een van de conclusies 3 tot en met 8, waarbij de inkomende gegevens tijdsinformatie specificeren voor toekomstige gegevensuitwisseling tussen de aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting en het afzonderlijke randapparaat.Sg. A touch-sensitive display according to any one of claims 3 to 8, wherein the input data specifies time information for future data exchange between the touch-sensitive display and the separate peripheral device. 10. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens conclusie 2, waarbij de randapparaat- uplinkregelaar verder geconfigureerd is voor het ontvangen van een tweede elektrostatisch downlinksignaal vanuit een tweede randapparaat door veranderingen te detecteren in elektrische omstandigheden bij een of beide van de eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden en de tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden.The touch sensitive display of claim 2, wherein the peripheral uplink controller is further configured to receive a second electrostatic downlink signal from a second peripheral by detecting changes in electrical conditions at one or both of the first plurality of touch sensitive electrodes and the second plurality of touch sensitive electrodes. 11. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden aangedreven wordt met het gecodeerde elektrostatische aandrijfsignaal gelijktijdig met de tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden.A touch-sensitive display device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first plurality of touch-sensitive electrodes are actuated with the encoded electrostatic drive signal simultaneously with the second plurality of touch-sensitive electrodes. 12. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de naar het afzonderlijke randapparaat verzonden uitgaande computergegevens een identificator van de aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting specificeren.A touch-sensitive display device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the outgoing computer data sent to the separate peripheral device specifies an identifier of the touch-sensitive display device. 13. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de naar het afzonderlijke randapparaat verzonden uitgaande gegevens haptische informatie specificeren die gebruikt kan worden voor het regelen van haptisch gedrag van het afzonderlijke randapparaat.A touch sensitive display device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the outgoing data sent to the discrete peripheral device specifies haptic information that can be used to control haptic behavior of the discrete peripheral device. 14. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de tweede aanraakgevoelige invoereenheid een touchpad omvat.A touch-sensitive display device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the second touch-sensitive input unit comprises a touchpad. 15. Werkwijze voor elektrostatische datacommunicatie, waarbij de werkwijze omvat: bij een randapparaat-uplinkregelaar van een aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting, het ontvangen van een commando voor het verzenden van uitgaande computergegevens van de aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting naar een afzonderlijk randapparaat via een elektrostatische uplink; bij een eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden behorend bij een eerste aanraakgevoelige invoereenheid omvattend een aanraakgevoelig display van de aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting, het verzenden van de uitgaande computergegevens door het aandrijven van de eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden met een gecodeerd elektrostatisch aandrijfsignaal; en bij een tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden behorend bij een tweede aanraakgevoelige invoereenheid van de aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting, het verzenden van de uitgaande computergegevens door het aandrijven van de tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden met het gecodeerde elektrostatische aandrijfsignaal.A method of electrostatic data communication, the method comprising: at a peripheral uplink controller of a touch-sensitive display device, receiving a command to transmit outgoing computer data from the touch-sensitive display device to a separate peripheral device via an electrostatic uplink; at a first plurality of touch sensitive electrodes associated with a first touch sensitive input unit including a touch sensitive display of the touch sensitive display device, transmitting the output computer data by driving the first plurality of touch sensitive electrodes with an encoded electrostatic drive signal; and at a second plurality of touch sensitive electrodes associated with a second touch sensitive input unit of the touch sensitive display device, transmitting the computer output data by driving the second plurality of touch sensitive electrodes with the encoded electrostatic drive signal. 16. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 15, verder omvattend het ontvangen van een elektrostatisch downlinksignaal uit het afzonderlijke randapparaat door het detecteren van veranderingen in elektrische omstandigheden bij een of beide van de eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden en de tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden.The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving an electrostatic downlink signal from the separate peripheral device by detecting changes in electrical conditions at one or both of the first plurality of touch sensitive electrodes and the second plurality of touch sensitive electrodes. 17. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 16, verder omvattend het decoderen van het elektrostatische downlinksignaal als een set van inkomende gegevens vanuit het afzonderlijke randapparaat, en ten minste gedeeltelijk op basis van de set inkomende gegevens, het veranderen van het gecodeerde elektrostatische signaal dat gebruikt wordt voor het aandrijven van de eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden en de tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden om verschillende uitgaande computergegevens te verzenden naar het afzonderlijke randapparaat.The method of claim 16, further comprising decoding the electrostatic downlink signal as a set of input data from the separate peripheral device, and based at least in part on the set of input data, altering the encoded electrostatic signal used for the driving the first plurality of touch sensitive electrodes and the second plurality of touch sensitive electrodes to transmit different output computer data to the separate peripheral device. 18. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 17, waarbij het afzonderlijke randapparaat een actieve stylus is, en de inkomende gegevens een of beide specificeren van een kantelhoek en een draaihoek van de actieve stylus.The method of claim 17, wherein the separate peripheral device is an active stylus, and the input data specifies one or both of a tilt angle and a rotation angle of the active stylus. 19. Werkwijze volgens een van de conclusies 15 tot en met 18, waarbij de naar het afzonderlijke randapparaat verzonden uitgaande gegevens haptische informatie specificeren voor het regelen van haptisch gedrag van het afzonderlijke randapparaat.The method of any one of claims 15 to 18, wherein the outgoing data sent to the discrete peripheral device specifies haptic information for controlling haptic behavior of the discrete peripheral device. 20. Aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting, omvattend: een aanraakgevoelig display voorzien van een eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden; een touchpad voorzien van een tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden; en een stylus-uplinkregelaar die geconfigureerd is voor: het ontvangen van een commando voor het verzenden van uitgaande computergegevens van de aanraakgevoelige weergave-inrichting naar een afzonderlijke actieve stylus via een elektrostatische uplink; het verzenden van de uitgaande computergegevens via de eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden van het aanraakgevoelige display door het aandrijven van de eerste veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden met een gecodeerd elektrostatisch aandrijfsignaal; en het gelijktijdig verzenden van de uitgaande computergegevens via de tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden van de touchpad door het aandrijven van de tweede veelheid van aanraakgevoelige elektroden met het gecodeerde elektrostatische aandrijfsignaal.20. A touch-sensitive display device, comprising: a touch-sensitive display having a first plurality of touch-sensitive electrodes; a touchpad having a second plurality of touch-sensitive electrodes; and a stylus uplink controller configured to: receive a command to send outgoing computer data from the touch-sensitive display device to a separate active stylus via an electrostatic uplink; transmitting the computer output data through the first plurality of touch sensitive electrodes of the touch sensitive display by driving the first plurality of touch sensitive electrodes with an encoded electrostatic drive signal; and simultaneously transmitting the output computer data through the second plurality of touch sensitive electrodes of the touch pad by driving the second plurality of touch sensitive electrodes with the encoded electrostatic drive signal.
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